nba roundup Wednesday’s other games

Heat 101, Pistons 98

AUBURN HILLS, MICH.

LeBron James scored 32 points, including the game’s last six from the free throw line, to lead Miami past Detroit. The Heat trailed 98-95 after a 3-pointer by Detroit’s Jonas Jerebko, but James made two free throws to cut the deficit to one with 1:19 left. After Damien Wilkins fumbled the ball out of bounds for the Pistons, James drove straight at Austin Daye, drawing another foul and putting Miami up 99-98. James made two more free throws with 9.4 seconds remaining after Detroit’s Greg Monroe missed inside. Daye scored a career-high 28 points for the Pistons.

Pacers 95, Bulls 90

CHICAGO

Danny Granger scored 22 points Wednesday night and Indiana became the first visiting team to win on Chicago’s home floor this season. Roy Hibbert added 20 points, including a key dunk after a mad scramble that gave the Pacers a four-point lead with 13 seconds to go. The Pacers, who lost to the Bulls in a heated opening round of the playoffs last spring, trailed by 10 at the half Wednesday night. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 24 points but had only two in the final quarter. Ronnie Brewer, who started for Deng, had 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Timberwolves 105, Mavericks 95

DALLAS

Kevin Love had 31 points and 10 rebounds after signing his new contract and the Minnesota Timberwolves handed defending NBA champion Dallas another ceremonious loss. The end of the Mavericks’ seven-game home winning streak, and their franchise-record streak of holding 15 consecutive opponents under 100 points, came after they finally received their championship rings during a pregame ceremony. That presentation came exactly a month after Dallas raised the championship banner before the season opener. They trailed by 21 points at halftime that day on the way to a 105-94 loss to Miami in an NBA finals rematch. Ricky Rubio had 17 points and 12 assists for Minnesota. Jason Terry led Dallas with 17 points.

Thunder 101, Hornets 91

OKLAHOMA CITY

Kevin Durant scored 25 points to lead Oklahoma City to its 10th win in 11 games.

Durant was 9 of 13 from the field and had a team-high seven rebounds. The Thunder improved to 15-3, the best record in the Western Conference, despite an off night from guard Russell Westbrook and 21 turnovers. Westbrook was 4 of 14 from the field and had 14 points. Jarrett Jack scored 20 points to lead New Orleans.

Spurs 105, Hawks 83

SAN ANTONIO

Matt Bonner and DeJuan Blair each scored 17 points, and San Antonio handed surging Atlanta its first lopsided loss of the season. Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 22 points.

Wizards 92, Bobcats 75

WASHINGTON

Nick Young scored 20 points, and Andray Blatche had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Washington past Charlotte in Randy Wittman’s first game as the Wizards’ coach. Matt Carroll scored 17 points for Charlotte.

Nets 97, 76ers 90, OT

PHILADELPHIA

Deron Williams scored 34 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 26.8 seconds left in overtime, to lift New Jersey past Philadelphia.

Bucks 105, Rockets 99

HOUSTON

Stephen Jackson and Brandon Jennings each scored 20 points while Ersan Ilyasova had a career-high 19 rebounds.

Associated Press